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3/9/2020 San Francisco Bay Fishing Report- Oyster Point
Saturday marked the unofficial start of the Halibut season in San Francisco Bay. With an average of 1 keeper halibut per rod charters and private boaters are excited about the season to come. The South Bay on Saturday was the hot spot with fish from the bird cage to Candlestick Point. Trolling herring behind a dodger seems to work best bet right now. Sunday slowed quite a bit with the pressure changing and Saturdays rain. The tidal coefficient is high for the next few days which can also impact catch rates of halibut.
Striped Bass are also around but tend to be on the schoolie size or smaller. Find bait and there is a good chance a school of striped bass are hanging around. bucktail jigs will always produce along and many are being caught trolling for Halibut.
3/9/20 Oyster Point Fishing Conditions
Fishing conditions at Oyster Point are ideal today. The tidal coefficient is 110 which is very high meaning that the current will be very strong. This tends to hurt halibut fishing but improves sturgeon fishing. Wind is not expected to pick up until the afternoon.
| Date | Sunrise-Sunset | Tide | Tide | Tide | Tide | Tidal Coefficient |
| Mon 3/9 | 7:28 am – 7:14 pm | 1:07am H 6.6ft | 6:38 am L 1.4 | 12:34 pm H 7.8 | 7:12 pm L -0.8 | 110 Very High |
3/5- 3/8 Forecast and Fishing Conditions
Current fishing conditions along the coast are outstanding. Well defined sand bars and structure with a very clean shore break are present. With a weather system approaching the seas have flattened significantly. With cloud cover increasing and a small swell I anticipate fishing to be very good this weekend. If you can only fish one day this weekend I would choose Sunday. With rain likely Saturday and moderate winds forecast. Saturday, while not a bad day to fish if you have rain gear will not be nearly as ideal as Sunday. Go Get some perch or early season stripers!
Swell for the weekend will range from 3-5 ft at 12 -13 sec.
| DATE | Sunrise | LOW TIDE | HIGH TIDE | LOW TIDE | HIGH TIDE | TIDAL COEFFICIENT |
| 3/6 Fri | 6:32 am6:11 pm | 1:16 am 2.7 ft | 7:15 am 5.9 ft | 2:34 pm– 0.6 ft | 9:12 pm 4.5 ft | 69average |
| 3/ 7 Sat | 6:31 am7:12 pm | 2:14 am 2.3 ft | 8:12 am 6.2 ft | 3:16 pm– 0.8 ft | 10:45 pm 4.8 ft | 85high |
| 3/8 Sun | 7:29 am7:12 pm | 4:04 am 1.8 ft | 10:04 am 6.4 ft | 4:56 pm– 0.9 ft | 11:19 pm 5.1 ft | 100very high |
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